Healthcare Savvy

I’ve always been a money-saver  When I was younger, my mom looked in wonder as I handed her my birthday money and asked her to put it in the bank for me. I might not have had a Razor scooter like all of the other […]

I’ve never been one for yoga. My roommate has been trying to get me to go to a class with her for months, but I always tell her that I’m more of a cardio kickboxing type of girl. What can I say? I’d rather […]

For the 14 people who lost at least one lower-limb during the bombings on Marathon Monday, learning how to incorporate a prosthesis, or a prosthetic leg, is in their near future.

The “C-Leg” prosthetic. Photo […]

With so many apps available to patients, at first glance it might be hard to tell which ones are useful and which ones will just eat up space on your phone. To save people the trouble of wasting money and time on […]

Nowadays there’s an app for everything, so it shouldn’t be too surprising that the medical world has converged with the app world to create apps that are marketed specifically towards patients. I decided to try […]

Is your employer offering rewards or penalties if you participate in a wellness program, stop smoking or lose weight?

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CVS is joining a growing list of employers […]

Like many people in the United States, I’m aware that the Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Obama and that it aims to make sure that everyone has healthcare; however, until now I hadn’t taken […]

Every year since I’ve turned 18 I’ve had a Papanicolaou test, also known as a Pap smear, to screen for cervical cancer. And every year it’s the same story. The cold, uncomfortable test takes less than two minutes, […]

I’ve been going to my childhood doctor every year for as long as I can remember. She’s helped me through the chicken pox, flu shots, ear infections, and the perils of puberty. But as my mom pointed out a couple of […]